“It was a bore to watch”—the community reacts to Team Yandex’s victory over Team Liquid at The International 2026
The Russian-speaking Dota 2 community has commented on Team Yandex’s victory over Team Liquid in the playoffs of The International 2026.
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Commentator Dmitry “Mortalles” Arzhilovsky recalled Team Yandex’s previous series against LGD Gaming to advance to the playoffs:
It was a breeze, just as he said. Whisp and his dad really gave them a run for their money.
Commentator and analyst Vladislav “BLACKARXANGEL” Ivashchenko assessed Yandex’s drafts and performance:
Team Yandex is really strong!
The idea to pick Slarc when DS+Amber appeared was very smart—Team Liquid got scared and made a series of mistakes. Amber could have held her own in the mid lane, and Varka at least had a big presence—but it ended up being neither one thing nor the other. The predictions certainly came true, but to predict a single map where Team Yandex, on the brink of defeat, would come back and miraculously topple the throne—that’s incredible))))
Former esports coach Timur “Ahilles” Kulmukhambetov praised Team Yandex for their unexpected decisions and a spectacular first map:
The Yandexoids just blew
everyone away today. Chironchik pulled off a Visp
, and he even held his ground against Nishi
in VRka with Slarc. Yeah, what a bunch of hotshots—way to go, guys!
Map 1 was packed with excitement
Commentator Rustam “Adekvat” Mavlyutov was surprised by Team Liquid’s results and the shattered playoff predictions:
Did they fall apart after that mess on the first map or something? How do I explain what I’m seeing in this series after the group stage?!
Unexpected results came from where we least expected them. That buried my bracket predictions)
Commentator Vladimir “Maelstorm” Kuzminov briefly summed up the match:
There was nothing to watch. Team Yandex is moving on through the upper bracket!
Earlier, Team Yandex support Arman “Malady” Orazbaev commented on the match against Team Liquid in the quarterfinals of The International 2026: “We certainly didn’t play our best, but we prepared thoroughly for the second game.”
Photo: Valve.
